The Russellville Democrat., 1887-09-28
NEWS IN BRIEF.
Compiled from Various Sources.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.


State Department, giving in substance the
results Of recent explorations OF Terre del
Fuego. Contrary TO common belief,
founded upon reports OF early navigators
who failed to penetrate the interior, the
archipelago contains valuable farming
lands, forests and mineral deposits.
GENERAL RoGER A. Pryor has agreed
to undertake the case of the condemned
Chicago Anarchists. The General said on
the 10Th: II am awaiting the arrival of
Captain w P. Black from Chicago with
the papers in the case. | expect him
here Wednesday. Whether we take the
case to the United States Supreme Court
or not depends on my confe- with
Captain Black, and an cxamir-s.-ln OF the
record.n
ENSIGN S. MosELy, of the United States
Surveyors steamer Macarthur, died on the
10Th, at Portland, Ore, of congestive chill,
the result of being thrown into the water
by the capsizing Of a boat.
BARON MoNcK, Liberal, one of the lord
justices Of Ireland, and fourth land COM
missioner, has advised the landlords OF
Ireland to follow Archbishop Walsh's ad-
vice, and hold conferences with the
tenants of Ireland with the view Of reach
ing better relations on the question OF
rents.
A SUITABLE winter resort for tho sick
Crown Prince of Germany is being sought
in Italy.
A NEW treaty with Spain was signed by
the President on the 2fst at Washington.
JUDGE WILLIE, of Texas, is being urged
for the United States Supreme Court va
cancy.
C. p. HUNTINGTON was witness before
a. ID @.G
2lst. aN
KILBRIDE, the evicted tenant Of Lord
Lansdowne's Irish estate, and who toured
through Canada with William O'Brien,
has been elected TO Parliament
A NUMBER of the late General Judson
Kilpatrick's friends met at the Astor
House, New York, on the 21st, and made
suitable arrangements for the reception
of the remains upon their arrival from
Chill. $3.50
In the divorce case at London of David
De Bensaude against his wife, Violet
Cameron, the actress, the court has issued
an injunction against the husband, re-
straining him from molesting his wife
during the period of legal separation.
CARDINAL GIBBONS will leave Baltimore
on the Goth for an extended Western trip.
He goes to Portland, Ore, to confer the
pallium upon Archbishop w. II. Gross Of
the province of Oregon. On his way out
the cardinal will stop at several of the
principal cities of the West and Northwest
and visit the resident prelates.
MRS. KITE LANE, one of the New York
custom-house inspectresses. reported to
the custom-house on the 21st that she had
found in the hustle OF Caroline Storbeck, a
passenger on the steamship Trave, from
Bremen, gold watch and chain, five nail
brushes, pair of gold bracelets, lot of
fiddle strings, six gold breastrpins, two
pairs gold earrings, two gold scarf pins,
two gold lockets, six gold chains, twenty
three dress ornaments and two yards of
trimming.
COMMISSIONER ATKINS insists that the
Indians must be taught in English.
On the I'D Michaes Davitt sailed for
America.
GENERAL W. r. Cox, of North Carolina,
is being pushed for the position of assist
ant Secretary of State to succeed Govern
or Porter.
A RuMoR, not generally credited, Is going
the rounds at Washington that Randall
has threatened to break with the Admin
istration.
THE rumor that Ex-Governor Jarvis of
to Brazil, will resign and come home to
compete with Mr.. Ransom for the United
States senatorship has been revived.
ON the I'D Mr. Waller, United States
Consul General at London, took passage
on the steamer Britannia, which sailed
from Queenstown for New York
ON the 22d challenge was received at
Boston, addressed to the sporting editor
of the Globe, from Albert Hamm to row
Wallace Ross ten-mile race on the Kem-
ster rowing tricycle., for $500 side, in any
available place.
On the 22d Prince William, son of Crown
Prince Frederick William Of Germany, and
his wife, Princess Victoria Augusta,
| launched the new German iron clad, Prin-
cess Wilhelm, ut Kiel.
EDWARD HANLAN. the oarsman, has ar
| rived at Sydney, N. S. W. His passage
was exceedingly rough, and he suffered
considerably from sea-sickness. He looked
very thin and worn. His arrival in Aus
| tralia was without any demonstration of
any kind.
On the 22d T. B. Wakeman obtained an
order from Judge Van Brsint in New York,
requiring the police commissioners to show
| cause why they should not be compelled to
| appoint the people named by the Progress
i've Labor party (socialists) as inspectors
| of election.
WILLIAM O'BRIEv's trial was begun at
Mitchellstown. Ireland. on the 23d.
CAPTAIN BLACK and General Pryor were
in conference on the 23d over he Anarch-
lists appeal to the United States Supreme
| Court ~ 4ifstbF eelf
GENERAL DoDoE, General Fremont and
General Ewing testified before the Pacific
Railway Investigation Commission at
New York on the 23d. irHea
ALEX. SrRkKoscH. the German actor
and dramatic reader, who is to make a
tour of America, arrived in New York on
the 23d. .8 Ha 4Sf
| ACTING SECRETARY or THE TREASURY
| THOMPSON ON the 23d purchased Govern
ment bonds to the amount of 81 $40, $50;
| total purchased to date, Sl6 So, ,650 The
applications for prepayment of interests
amounts to date to so, Sl2, ,150
SOME time since, Mrs. John Hostetter,
of Pierce County, Pa, gave birth to trip
! iets--two boys and q girl. The parents
| decided to call them Grover, Cleveland
and Francis, respectively. A letter was
written to the President, to which he re.
piled congratulating the parents and
sending best wishes for the children.
! GENERAL X a. ALGER, exc Governor OF
Michigan, indignantiy denies the report
! sent from abroad by the New York IP0rid's
correspondent, stating that he had dined
with the Prince of Wales at Hombarg.
| SENERAL JAhEs b. RICKETTS,, theicom
/ mander OK the famous Ricketts, battery
] died At his home in Washington on the 22d,
from the effects OF wounds received during
the war. He served during the Mexican
| and oiviIw ars, and IN ths latter organized
kthe fbmdos batfery% He also served on
tfhe Nprthern frol<ier during the Cana dian
trspble ley dralng lsa9-zp.
s Dk IzxxfEfox, surgeon GeheraiAof the
Marine- Hospital Service, saws that the
arrival of > sipgle ship at New York in
health otficer a NewXork will be abe to
handle aths slcasss&at quarantine without
| dlf{lcuIfV.